Name: Bicardar
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light white rum; 7.5 ml Apricot liqueur; 7.5 ml Maraschino liqueur; 5 ml Lemon juice; 1 Orange bitters; 7.5 ml Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)

Serve in a

Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1/4 fl oz	Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
1/4 fl oz	Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
1/6 fl oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 dash	Orange Bitters by Angostura
1/4 fl oz	Chilled water (omit if using wet ice)
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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Martini glass.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

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Strength & taste guide:

Gentle

Boozy

Sweet

Dry/sour

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Review:

Spirit-forward with subtle notes of apricot, cherry, lemon and zesty citrus. Despite the inclusion of lemon juice, this cocktail is intended to be stirred (not shaken).

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History:

Created in 2008 by Kashi Forootani at the Seattle Hotel in Brighton, England. Originally based on Bacardi Carta Blanca rum, hence the name.

Nutrition:

One serving of Bicardar contains 161 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.6 standard drinks
25.77% alc./vol. (51.54° proof)
22.6 grams of pure alcohol

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